A book of the Beta Israel Secondary Canon.
The earliest attestations of this work are in Coptic and Arabic.
| Version | Modern or critical edition | Selected manuscript/s |
|---|---|---|
![]() Beta Israel Testament of Jacob - in Ge'ez | ፍልስቱ ፡ ለአቡነ ፡ ያዕቆብ ፡ ዘተስምየ ፡ እስራኤል ። Not available online. ዐይን: Maurice Gaguine. |
Cambridge Or. 1878; Faitlovitch 9 (p: 47); Faitlovitch 10 (p: 46); Faitlovitch 12 (p: 29); Faitlovitch 13 (p: 41) |
| Version | Modern or critical edition | Selected manuscript/s |
|---|---|---|
![]() Christian Ethiopic Testament of Jacob: "direct translation" from the Arabic - in Ge'ez (the basis of the Beta Israel version) | ፍልሰቱ ፡ ለአብ ፡ ያዕቆብ ። ዐይን: Martin Heide. "Recension I". |
EAP286/1/1/406 = EMML 1496; Gunda Gunde 16 (img: 118) |
![]() Christian Ethiopic Testament of Isaac: "free translation" from the Arabic - in Ge'ez | ፍልሰቱ ፡ ለአብ ፡ ያዕቆብ ። ዐይን: Martin Heide. "Recension II". | BNF Éthiopien 134 |
The Book of Genesis.
The Testaments of the Three Patriarchs and the Homily on Abraham and Sarah
(often joined together as a single work):